2015 Donelan Syrah Obsidian Vineyard
Syrah
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By James Suckling
(Donelan Syrah Sonoma County Knights Valley Obsidian Estate, Red, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.
9/8/2019, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
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By Matt Walls
(Donelan, Obsidian Estate Syrah, Sonoma County, Knights Valley, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Californian premium Rhône reds, 6/28/2019, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jeb Dunnuck
(Donelan Syrah Obsidian Vineyard) Login and sign up and see review text.
Brilliance From Sonoma, 6/5/2018, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
(Donelan Family Wines Syrah Obsidian Vineyard Sonoma Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Sonoma’s Stellar 2016s (Apr 2018), 4/18/2018, (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2015
- TypeRed
- ProducerDonelan
- VarietySyrah
- Designationn/a
- VineyardObsidian Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationKnights Valley
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5/27/2022 - NotBoozy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark ruby. Pronounced nose of cherry and blackberry with an intriguing hint of violet. Dry with medium + acidity. Medium tannins - pleasant but not overpowering. Crazy delicious complexity. Red and black fruit immediately announce themselves on the palate, and I thought we might be in for a fruit bomb. It quickly gave way to a host of secondary flavors. Between us we found leather, tobacco, earth, meat. Others said coffee or chocolate. With time, a sublime hint of Vanilla emerged. For us, all hints of pepper were gone, but we didn't miss it. This is delightful right now, and we're tempted to go all in on the rest of our bottles, but I suspect everything will soften just a bit in the next year or two. It could very well last several more years, but the prospect of it losing all its fruit isn't my thing, so I will err on the early side the rest of the way.
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1/27/2022 - JWH6 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Agree with BRETTAY’s comment.
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1/24/2021 - brettay Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is super tasty: so balanced, such great balance between the fruits and savory elements. Wonderfully complex.
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9/10/2020 - TWMDoesWine wrote: 93 Points
No notes, solid wine. Prefer cuvee Keltie.
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